[RavenSaint]

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Bury The Sunlight

Bury The Sunlight

FAILURE

“Today we are here to mourn the Box of Operations. It never wasn't much but it was always there to be relied on...just like the rest of us. But the heavy rain was eventually too much for him as he gave his life for our warm and survival. So all our future successes will be done in tribute in him as our lives up to this point couldn't have been possible without him.”

I say in my black cloak, with Nino and Nina - in his black top hat and her black veil respectively - by my side, before slowly lowering the soaked, crumpled, cardboard remains of the Box of Operations into a nearby recycling bin. Hopefully in his next life the Box of Operations will help us like he has helped us so much. Seeing the tears in Nina and Nino's eyes I pick up my minions and give them a hug. Damn, the weather forcast said zero chance of rain...so why is it raining so much?

That was a few days ago.

Now me, Nino and Nina are at Death Mountain. Sure, many people call it the Valley of Death...and justly so...but to me this will always be Death Mountain and what a better place for Hyrule's greatest villain to call home! Of course the toxic smoke and the heat are things that we'd need to get used to...but Nino and Nina, being Poison type Pokemon, are immune to these fumes and, if neccessary, I can use my wind magic to makeshift some kind of home air conditioning. And of course...having lava around could make me look so cool!

“Nino! Nina! Remember this as the way we find ourselves not only a lair that we'll be conquering the world from but also find ourselves a home!”

Luckily my Nidoran ♂ and Nidoran ♀ cheered and didn't question me. There is no way we could afford the bills that come with an actual house at the Life Sphere! There is only so many bread and other things one would nick before the 'heroes' come looking for you, let alone if you try to add money to the loot. Though I can see that climbing up if mountainside is tiring my minions out...maybe I should return then to their Pokeballs? That way I can go fly around and inspect parts of this mountain for a spot that could work best for a tower. A tower? Of course! What kind of great Wind Mage hide in a cave when a tower can help establish superiority over all who dare approach me!

“Time for you two to return. Consider this as a break before more work begins!”

I reason as I return both Nino and Nina to their pokeballs...those objects still confuse me. How can they grow and shrink so easily? And are there any limit to what they can 'capture'? They are questions worth investigating for another time...but for now I've gotta base to form! So I quickly shapeshift into my bat form before starting to fly about, taking mental notes of potential spots, the possible integrity of each spot and any potential pathways that could stem to or from said domain.

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Tower is based on this

Bury The Sunlight

Bury The Sunlight

FAILURE

Even in bat form the heat almost feels overwhelming...almost being the keyword since what Great Wind Mage would fall to some what and clouds? Sure these smog clouds as so thick that I had to keep maneuvering myself around them but these 'feature' simply scream that Death Mountain is the PERFECT PLACE of my base of absolute evil! Okay...definitely need to work on an actual name once I create my base...but that doesn't stop this mountain for being brilliant for someone as excellently villainous as me! The heat and smoke can easily push the feebly inadequate heroes away and add an aura of menace to my base, thus me as well Nino and Nina in the process. The fact that this mountain ain't too far from Pokemon Cove means that Nino and Nina could potentially visit their siblings as well as allow me ample opportunites to study more about Pokemon is an extra bon-

“Hm?”

What's this? This bit of land is somewhat flat-ish...so I flutter down to investigate. Once back on the ground I return to my normal form and immediately I can feel the stability of this ground through my feet. There is a narrow-ish path going down the mountain for people to go up to reach me, be them a meddling hero or even a postman, so it can be easily defendable from a distance. This could do very well...hell, there's even what appears to be a cave entrance here as well. So maybe a secret entrance/exit for my tower? Some extra rooms if needed? Or maybe even an access point to mine potential resources? What if there are potential minions I could find there? They are questions for another day. For today I need to create my tower...though the ground here, though stable, is a bit on the narrow side...what the hell...

“Use the resources available.”

I 'reason' with a smile on my face as I raise my hands up. Pointing my right hand towards the mountain I swish and swing my index finger around like a skilled swordsman. Why? To shoot blades of darkness of course! And with these pulses I cut into the side of the mountain, breaking bits rocks into sizeable blacks of thick stone. The palm of my left hand meanwhile is facing the blocks I've created as I use the power of wind to move the blocks, one by one, to a position where I want them to be.

Is it tedious? Of course it is! But everything has to be PERFECT and perfection is worth all the effort!

Six pillars on the outside, since a hexagon is totally cooler than a lame ass circle or a dull square. The blackness from the mountain's rocks, be it from smoke or years of containing lava inside, definitely adding to the aesthetics I'm after. Get a bunch of tiny spires to stick out the sides to not only look totally badass but also give me many ledges to perch on, in bat form, to spy on whoever dares to approach my base. Make a decent circular hole high up to provide a window. Sure I'll need some glass but surely I can either use the heat inside Death Mountain, along with the right rocks, to form some glass or my own...or simply 'borrow' a glassmaker from the Life Sphere to make me a window. Better keep the roof flat though...since maybe I could use that as either a platform to conduct some major magical experiments or simply for me, Nino and Nina to sunbathe when the weather's good enough...though not without some threatening looking spires sticking upwards to look cool from the outside. Make a doorway that is at least ten foot tall, with some ridges to look almost like sharp teeth as they point to where the door will be...though I'll probably need to 'borrow' someone to make me a sweet door as well while getting the glassmaker. And of course a steep, stone, stairway to lead to the front foor since what could be anymore evil - after making the hero go up the lengthy and dangerous side of Drath Mountain, with the threats of boulders and potentially rogue squirts of lava at every step they make - than making them go up some stairs? SO EVIL OF ME! I LOVE THIS TOWER!

Was this all dangerous? Probably, especially since I could've accidentally caused Death Mountain to...erupt...

“Crap, I was lucky...”

Shaking my head lightly I decide to head up the stairway to enter my tower. Got to organise the inside of my awesome base afterall! Oh Hylia...why the Dragmire did I have to make the stairs so steep!?!